Muscat congratulates Drag Racing champions
Opposition leader Joseph Muscat this afternoon met the Mr Whippy Drag Racing team, which won the European FIA Drag Racing championships.
Mr Whippy owner Joe Carabott told Dr Muscat that team work and hard work and experience led to their victory. The members said they found it tough to take part in international championships because of a lack of funds as the sports was an expensive one.
Dr Muscat congratulated the team and said the sports should be given space and the difficulties met by those who practiced it should be considered.
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Joe Mallia
Sep 15th 2012, 06:40
Muscat wlll promise joe carabott he will walk on water if it gets him their vote. Especially now that elections will be called by this Sunday. Wake up folks and learn to distinguish fantasy from reality! All motorsport in the world is funded by private companies so if maybe this new socialist movement has something for us petrol heads in its non existant and long promised electoral program, now is the time to give us a peek Mr Karmenu Vella.
saviour schembri
Sep 15th 2012, 06:34
First of all congratulations to Mr. Whippy and his team of dedicated people who spent months working for this result. Also congratulations to the sponsors who had the courage to asssit the team with their funds. As for the comments by Mr. Micheal Borg, it seems that he is one of the usual critics who is only capable of negative comments. Michael indicate what sport you prefer? Maybe you supports and sponsors one of Malta's main sport which is always in the news for the wrong reason: CORRUPTION!!!!
Francis Grech
Sep 14th 2012, 21:34
Well done to the team what a spoilt sport some people are Michael no wonder Malta gets no where with people like you moaning about paying tax so our sports people will get some where competing representing over seas representing the name of Malta.
Ivan Visanich
Sep 14th 2012, 21:14
what utter nonsense Mr.borg,if anything the malta council of sports or the malta motorsport feseration should inject cash in motorsport,many federations inject cash in sports we are rubbish in,we excel in motorsport yet no one or hardly anyone gives a damn.doing a name for malta in sports is all good for tourism in malta afterall.
D. Scicluna
Sep 14th 2012, 21:09
Well done to Joe Carabott and all the Mr Whippy team.
Karl Abela
Sep 14th 2012, 20:20
Can Joseph Muscat promise the thousands of motorsport fans a decent racing track in Malta?
David Magro
Sep 15th 2012, 04:34
Daqs kemm taghhom Gonzipn siehbi. Ta l-anqas iltaqa maghhom u ferhilhom.
Mario Farrugia
Sep 15th 2012, 08:40
Probably yes, it's easy to make promised when in opposition.
Charles P Cilia
Sep 15th 2012, 09:02
Karl this is the moment, jump to it, Joseph Muscat is promising anything and everything to everybody you might get your track at last.
While He is on a promising spree, maybe also a private air strip for the many aspiring young pilots who are keen on following the sport of flying ultra light aircrafts.
Michael Borg
Sep 14th 2012, 20:18
well done to the team ! BUT
qoute "because of a lack of funds as the sports was an expensive one."
dont expect me to pay taxes so you could enjoy your expensive hobby !!
Gabriel Briffa
Sep 14th 2012, 21:16
Mela qed tahseb li ahna anda bzonnok biex narmaw karozza jew mutur michael ? jew tahseb li qed nistennew lilek jew it taxxa tijek ? li kieku narmaw mit taxxa tijek , forsi nixtru erba laned zejt sihbi , hu pjacir li dawn gabu unur lil pajjizna u amlu reklam ta veru , nies bhalek jitfawna lura fil pajjiz , sahha sihbi
B Cutajar
Sep 14th 2012, 21:28
you are already paying taxes to pay for other hobbies that are expensive to maintain and we never succeeded as a country abroad in them. If you know what I mean.
Stefan von Brockdorff
Sep 14th 2012, 21:37
yeah yeah yeah ... selfish people as usual. So it is OK for you that I and all of us pay taxes so that the government spends millions on football grounds and nurseries while some including me don't care a little about football. Me and thousands of motorsport enthusiasts also need our space and share like all sports!!
Charles W. Sammut
Sep 14th 2012, 21:53
Yet you seem to find it acceptable to pay tax to fund football, at which Malta always performs abysmally.
Alex Bugeja
Sep 15th 2012, 00:44
I will be more than happy to know that my taxes are going in motor sport, were people like Manty and his team puts Malta right at the top. Weldone to you all for your dedication and success.
F Williams
Sep 15th 2012, 07:40
Bir-rispett kollu lejn kullhadd imma kunu ghafu li hafna mil-fondi biex jinbnew il-pitches gejjin mil-UEFA u MFA. Il-Gvern jghin ukoll imma ta min jinnota li l-football internazzjonali huwa self-suffecient hu hemm regoli u fondi ta soliderjeta. Rigward in-nuqqas ta success nixtieq nfakkar kemm il-tim nazzjonali rebah unuri? ghax tista tghid dejjem l-istess gganti rebhuhom. Il-Football ma tistax taghmlu paragun ma l-ebda sport iehor bhal ezempju rugby fejn vera gew ir-rebhiet imma x'se naghmlu jekk qatt xi darba nilghabu ma super potenza bhal Ingilterra, Franza, Awstralja etc...J'Alla mmorru tajjeb ta! imma ejja nkunu rejalistici li ahna pajjiz zghir. Rigward dan l-unur, Jien nifrah lil dan it-tim Malti ghas success. Nixtieq ukoll insaqsi aktar dwar din il-kompetizjoni ghax kid jidher fil-website tal-FIA hemm hames kompetizzjonijiet li jissejhu European Championship.
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